Demolition Anticipation

I bought a badly sloping dump, and plan to rebuild a lovely home for the family. Currently it's real estate for

• termites
• creepy insects the size of my hand
• cracked flower pots
• chook poo
  
• lots of asbestos

Getting flattened and cleared out is the best thing that could happen for this block of land with a sordid history. I've been told previous tenants were noisy firebugs and druggies. Their parties brought the police sirens every week. I can't wait to see it razed. There's so much potential for this block. It's in a good location in a nice suburb. I hate to see good things go to waste.

Demolition is planned for tuesday the 14th April 09. I hope nothing goes wrong. The council has already demonstrated an amazing lethargy and incompetence. "How much notice do I have to give before the demolition begins?": 3 different council people give 3 different answers. It took 2 weeks for them to stick a stamp on an envelope to mail me the terms and conditions.

Council rant aside, the builder and floorplan have not yet been finalised. This needs to be done before end April 09. However, like all good dramas, there is dissention in the ranks. Someone has thrown a tantrum and is threatening to stop the project unless they get what they want. Nobody else wants what they want. Let's hope this problem goes away.